Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money

Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:49 PM EDT

Hi, my name is Alexi Giannoulias and I am the state treasurer for Illinois. My office was recently featured on Dateline, returning more than $1 million to a Southern Illinois farmer.

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Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- You can go to the Missouri State Treasurer's website to get started: http://www.treasurer.mo.gov/mainucp.asp. Good luck.
Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- In Indiana, the Attorney General is responsible for administering the unclaimed property program. You can search for unclaimed property held by Indiana at https://www.indianaunclaimed.com/apps/ag/ucp/index.html. Good luck with your search.
Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- Your dad is correct to be cautious before releasing any personal information such as a social security number. You should always make sure you are dealing with the correct government official's office when claiming unclaimed property.
Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- Lori, Contact Treasurer Cahill's office in Massachusetts. You can search for information about unclaimed property in MA at http://abpweb.tre.state.ma.us/abp/abp.htm.
Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- William, Go to http://www.patreasury.org/search.htm in order to find out if Pennsylvania is holding unclaimed property for you. Good luck.
Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- There are many individuals and firms who engage in finder services for a fee. Depending on what state you live in, those companies may be subject to certain restrictions. In some instances, there is a cap on the amount of fees they can charge.
Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- If you are indicating that you had a stock certificate in your possession that specifically related to the assets held by California, I do not know why they would be concerned with residency proof.
Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- Mike,
Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- You can search for unclaimed property held by the Pennsylvania Treasury Department at http://www.patreasury.org/search.htm.
Leave your questions about how to find unclaimed money
Thu Apr 30, 2009
- You can contact the California State Controller's Office which acts as the administrator of CA's unclaimed property law at http://www.sco.ca.gov/ucp.html. I am not sure what year California's law was enacted.

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Back in 1956, my mother was told that her father (who she never knew) left her money as she was his only bio child. Relatives told her that the adopted son received the money as my mother could not be found. Can that be the case? And if so, how can we find out who the money was given to. Thank you for any information you can direct us to.

— Ellie Catton

Hello Alexi,
I was raised in Breese IL, close to St. Louis, MO.
In 1950, I was born in the area of Yokohama Japan.
Then in 1955, I was adopted by Mr & Mrs Edward Boeckman (both are deceased now) thru Catholic Charities in Belleville IL.
I have two questions: One might be obvious, how do I find out if I have any siblings? It comes in handy for family medical history inquiry.
Second, I am having a really hard time getting a passport since I do not have originals of my paper work. I have all my paper work from my mother but none of them are originals, only copies, and then the copies are not certified. That is my problem, not certified copies.
Can you help me on any of this?
I have not had any luck contacting Catholic Charities at all.
Please email me (serious_looker@juno.com).

— JohannaB50